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STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH


NEWS RELEASE

Media Advisory

Health Committee to hear from representatives of Western Provinces

Ottawa, March 16, 1999 - The Standing Committee on Health will continue its study of the state of organ and tissue donation in Canada and will hear testimony from health professionals and facilities about their roles, attitudes and concerns. Health care professionals are the key players involved with donors and recipients in all aspects of organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

The following individuals will be appearing before the Committee:

The Hospital for Sick Children:

Dr. Sam Shemie,
Principal investigator.

Dr. Diane Hebert,
Expert in Transplantation.
   

Delaware Valley Transplant Program:

Howard Nathan,
Executive Director.

 
   

Toronto General Hospital:

Colleen Shelton,
Clinical Nurse Specialist.

 
   

Canadian Healthcare Association:

Kathryn Tregunna,
Director, Policy Development.

Larry Odegard,
Executive Director.
   

Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses:

Rosella Jefferson,
Vice-President.

 
   

Canadian Nurses Association:

Sharon Nield,
Manager, Nursing Policy & Regulatory Support.

 
   

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada:

Dr. Michel Brazeau,
Chief Executive Officer.

Dr. James Hickey,
Director, Fellowship Affairs.
   

Canadian Medical Association:

Dr. Gordon L. Crelinsten,
Chair, Committee on Ethics.

Dr. Carole Guzman,
Associate Secretary General.
   

Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus:

Liz Anne Gillam-Eisen,
Organ Donor / Trauma Coordinator.

 
   

"Rose des Sables":

Linda Peltier,
Nurse, "Consultante en deuil".

 
   

University of Victoria:

Dr. Rosalie Starzomski,
Ethics Consultant, Vancouver General Hospital and Health Sciences Centre.

 

The Committee will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room 253-D, Centre Block, Parliament Buildings. On behalf of the Chair, Joseph Volpe, M.P., (Eglinton-Lawrence), I would like to extend an invitation to you to attend.

For further information, please communicate with the Committee Clerk, Marie Danielle Vachon, at 613-947-6729 or consult the Parliamentary Web site at http://www.parl.gc.ca.

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